Table 1.

The better-known botanicals rich in saponins (adapted from [1,4,11,12,17]).

Latin Name	Common Name	Saponin Content [%]	Reference
Aesculis hipocastanum	Horse chestnut	3.0	[18]
Asparagus officinalis	Asparagus	1.5	[17]
Avena sativa	Oats	0.1–0.2	[18]
Beta vulgaris	Sugar beet (leaves)	5.8	[18]
Chenopodium quinoa	Quinoa	0.1–2.3	[1]
Cicer arietinum	Chickpea	0.2	[19]
Crocus savitus	Saffron crocus	1.2–3.4	[1]
Glycine max	Soybean	0.2–0.5	[19]
Glycyrrhiza glabbra	Liquorice	22.2–32.3	[19]
Hedera helix	Ivy	5.0	[1]
Medicago sativa	Alfalfa	0.1–1.7	[19]
Panax ginseng	Chinese ginseng	2.0–3.0	[1]
Panax quinquefolius	American ginseng	1.4–5.6	[20]
Pisum sativum	Green pea	0.2–4.2	[18]
Polygala spp.	Milkwort	8.0–10.0	[1]
Primula spp.	Primula	5.0–10.0	[1]
Quillaja saponaria	Quillaja bark	9.0–10.0	[21]
Saponaria officinalis	Soapwort	2.0–5.0	[1]
Smilax officinalis	Sarsaparilla	1.8–2.4	[1]
Trigonellafoenum-graecum	Fenugreek	4.0–6.0	[22]
Vicia faba	Faba beans	0.35	[17]
Yucca schidigera	Yucca	10.0	[23]